FIT Fecal Immunochemical Test
| Test Name | FIT Fecal Immunochemical Test |
| Alternate Name(s) | FIT |
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Not Available through Hospital Laboratories. Must be done as an outpatient thru Cancer Care Ontario - LifeLabs is testing site
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FIT Hub for Primary Care Providers For access to forms, instructions and other documentation related to FIT, call 1-866-662-9233 or send an email to screenforlife@cancercare.on.ca. |
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The fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is a screening test for people at average risk of getting colorectal cancer. FIT is now used instead of the guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT), which used to be Ontario’s colorectal cancer screening test. As of December 24, 2019, labs in Ontario will no longer test ColonCancerCheck gFOBT kits. |
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